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1. Treasure Tower

2. Something You Said

3. Sherpa Song

4. Jimmy Gone

5. City Cat

6. Children's Castles

7. Fantasy

8. Cool Runnings

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A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings
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Irma's Southern Soul

Done it again

A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings
Irma Thomas
Manufacturer: Kent Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CR89KO
Release Date: 2006-02-06

Tracks:

In Between The Lines
She'll Never Be Your Wife
These Four Walls
What's So Wrong With You Loving Me
You're The Dog (I Do The Barking Myself)
Medley: Coming From Behind (Monologue)/Wish Someone Would Care
Turn My World Around
We Won't Be In Your Way Anymore
I'd Do It All Over You
I'm So In Love
Can't Get Enough
Save A Little Bit For Me
That's How I Feel About You
A Woman Left Lonely
Dance Me Down Easy
Zero Willpower
Don't Blame Him For What You Didn't Do
Safe With Me
Looking Back

Product Description

1. In Between Tears
2. She'll Never Be Your Wife
3. These Four Walls
4. What's So Wrong With You Loving Me
5. You're The Dog (I Do The Barking Myself)
6. Coming From Behind (Monologue)/Wish Someone Would Care
7. Turn My World Around
8. We Won't Be In Your Way Anymore
9. I'd Do It All Over You
10. I'm So In Love
11. Can't Get Enough
12. Save A Little Bit For Me
13. That's How I Feel About You
14. A Woman Left Lonely
15. Dance Me Down Easy (Remix)
16. Zero Willpower
17. Don't Blame Him For What You Didn't Do
18. Safe With Me
19. Looking Back

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Irma's Southern Soul.......2007-01-04

After recording for Minit and Liberty/Imperial in the early 1960s and finishing the decade with a short stint at Chess Records, the "Soul Queen of New Orleans" recorded for several record labels; that is where these recordings are derived.
After recently having her home destroyed by hurricane Katrina and performing at the funeral of journalist (CBS's "60 Minutes) and Jazz aficionado Ed Bradley, she continues to record.

A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE: ESSENTIAL 70s RECORDINGS consists of 19 songs, recorded in the 1970s (1970-1979) on Canyon/RRG/Roker, BASF/Fungus, and RCS labels (none from Atlantic are included, and seem to be unavailable or unreleased); tracks are not in chronological order. Disc packaged in standard black jewel case; total running time: 67:20. Booklet includes a detailed essay by Tony Rounce, track release years, and photos of original 45s. The sound quality is good (tracks 12 & 13 are mono and of a lesser quality).

Two "mystery tracks" are included (track 10, "I'm So in Love", and track 11, "Can't Get Enough"), which may have been recorded in the late 1960s. The version of "Don't Blame Him for What You Didn't Do" (track 17) is a live recording from 1977 (the horns in the intro suffer from an audio distortion), which concludes with a brief yet still prolonged dialog by an announcer and Irma herself. Track 6 is a cover of Thomas's own "Wish Somebody Would Care", preceded by a 5 minute "monologue" (rap), not unlike those of Millie Jackson (the track is over 12 minutes in length, with her vamping for the last third of the track). Most of the songs are around 3 minutes long. Six of the songs are from 1973's "In Between Tears" LP (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7).

Most of the songs are straight-up Southern Soul. There are ballads and up-tempo songs. Some of the songs from the late 1970s have a disco vibe (tracks 15, 18).

Overall, this is an enjoyable collection. I think these songs are superior to her 60s recordings.

Done it again.......2006-04-18

The people at Ace/Kent have succeeded again. When they released a compilation of Irma's sixties recordings a few years back it soon became the definite collection of songs of that period in Irma's career. This follow up is a welcome addition to that release.

The seventies are a much overlooked phase of Irma's career. Mostly because it didn't wield any big hits like break a-way or time is on my side. That doesn't mean the seventies were lesser times in qualitative terms for Irma. Just listen to the Swamp Dogg recordings available on this disc and it becomes clear that people were just not paying attention enough. Of course these songs were hardly marketed back then. But that had more to do with a lack of interest than a lack in quality. This collection features some of the best work Irma Thomas has done, or Swamp Dogg for that matter. But as with more work of genius, recognition comes late.

The disc loses some momentum when it explores the later seventies. Those productions can't keep up with the rest of the material here. This is to be considered just a minor flaw since the majority of this disc soul supreme.

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Viewpoint
John Goldsby
Manufacturer: Nagel-Heyer Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005M0CC
Release Date: 2002-12-02

Tracks:

I Love Paris
Cupbearers
Bohemia After Dark
Le Cannet
Mr. Megregor
Brazilian Hat Trick
Sleepy Boys
In The Hills
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Replaceable You
Annie
Warm Valley
Seven For Twelve
The Folks Who Live On The Hill

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Another Viewpoint

Manufacturer: Nile Blue Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000F6P0H2

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The Express Unplugged

Stripped Down
Joe Richardson
Manufacturer: Viewpoint Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000172LLI
Release Date: 2003-08-01

Tracks:

Killin' in the Name of the Lord
Whacha Tryin T'Do
Lonely Times
I've Got One Thing
Little Joey Got a Guitar
The Leprechaun
Never Get Over You
Killin' Ground
I'll Be Goin'There
Shout it Out Loud
Prayin'
Front Porch Blues #2

Album Description

Stripped down is hauntingly intimate in it's bare bones blues style. Gorgeous and multidimesional Joe's musical expressions are never predictable and always insightful. This collection of songs displalys Joe's vocal ablilities in ways that are often witnessed only in his live performances. Every song on this album is a Joe Richardson original. Each song is a masterpiece. This Joe Richardson acoustic cd is his most powerful recording to date.

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The Express Unplugged.......2004-02-01

Issued in 2003, Stripped Down by Joe Richardson is his most ambitious project to date featuring a variety of acoustic guitars giving each song it's own individual identity. This all-acoustic set features twelve new songs one of which was written by Joe's father called Lonely Times. My favorites include Killin' In The Name Of The Lord, Lonely Times, Little Joey Got a Guitar, Killin' Ground, Shout It Out Loud, Prayin', and Front Porch Blues #2. Of course, I don't want to forget about The Leprechaun featuring Joe's Wonker Donker - you'll have to read the liner notes to find out what a Wonker Donker is.

There are some similarities between Stripped Down and Joe's previous release Somehelgisfel. For example, The Leprechaun borrows rhythmic qualities from the song The Gospel. Little Joey Got and Guitar and Killin' Ground have a similar style to Golden Idol. I've Got One Thing feels similar to Virginia.

Tracks:

I Love Paris
Cupbearers
Bohemia After Dark
Cannet
Mr. McGregor
Brazilian Hat Trick
Sleepy Boys
In the Hills
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Replaceable You
Annie
Warm Valley
Seven for Twelve
Folks Who Live on the Hill

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yummm
Full-moon frightening blues!!
The Medicine Man Is Back!

Somhelgisfel
Joe Richardson Express
Manufacturer: Viewpoint Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006GF29
Release Date: 2002-06-24

Tracks:

Feelin' Like the Dead
Black Sheep of the Blues
Golden Idol
Somhelgisfel
The Gospel
Cry
Virginia
Trouble
Witch Cat
Mother Rain
Mass in Delta Minor

Album Description

Somhelgisfel is another masterpiece from the Joe Richardson Express. Eleven original songs seeping with raw passion, energy, and artistic freedoms, deviating from the traditional chord schedules normally brought into boogies and shuffles. An album filled with slide and electric guitar, upright and electric bass, harmonica and dirty, gritty, soulful vocals.

Hotbands.com pick of the week, July 18, 2002, JRE "hits the heart of the blues, with a sound ranging from delta to techno-blues". Somhelgisfel is called the album of 2002 on Bobtjes Blues Pages.

Customer Reviews:

yummm.......2004-03-26

every now & then in a drunken haze I find myself stumbling to the door of Joe's Generic on 6th st Austin & askin "Is Joe Richardson Playin" --this hole in the wall no cover all beer bar is blues heaven when our white haired guitar god and his gang are jammin & thats when this drunk & many others are treated to some beautiful - beautiful music (sumthin I'll dearly miss after movin back to India). this is one of my favourite cd's to drive to & should be part of every music blues lovers collection -- some of the best stuff on this cd is black sheep, feelin like the dead , trouble and the epic mother rain. its hard to review a cd for someone like the express cause after you've seen em play live listenin to their music again is like a high where u loose track of time & self & drown in the waves comin from his guitar, but for those who can't see em live pop in this cd -roll up that joint & slowly loose yourself to their music

Full-moon frightening blues!!.......2003-11-07

Keep the doors and windows unlocked when you hear this--a handy exit is the best thing for survival instincts when you feel your flesh crawl. This is what a Rottweiler would sound like if it could play music, and Joe looks like that evil wizard Saruman in "Lord of the Rings." If you want to conjure up some powerful spirits, don't expect anything that will be easy to handle when the Express summons them-or else. This is primal, raging, and aboriginal in nature, and if you find the hair standing up on the back of your neck, just be glad your head is still attached to feel it. Joe and his buddies can crack your back as well, just trying to move to those on-the-torture-rack rhythms. Lenny Kravitz gets a thumbs-up for "The Gospel," and Jimi and Stevie Ray sent "Cry" and "Mother Rain" down from the Heaven's Hall of Guitar Heroes. Watch out for the "Black Sheep of the Blues": you're gonna be the one who gets skinned for your hide. Not safe yet? There's a touch of dobro mojo when you reach "Virginia," but "Witch Cat" will boil you alive in a Louisiana bayou cauldron with a voodoo chant. Dig this--J.S. Bach gets soul too: Joe blows a "Mass in Delta Minor" on harmonica. Salvation comes with the morning light, and pray for mercy.

The Medicine Man Is Back!.......2002-09-21

Somhelgisfel (pronounced: some-hell-just-fell) is a stong follow up to their debut release. This set offers guitar driven blues like "Black Sheep of the Blues" and "Trouble" as well as several acoustic tracks like "Golden Idol" and "Somhelgisfel"...and there's even a rap track called "The Gospel". I particulary like "Cry", it's very SRV as well as "Mother Rain". Electric or unplugged, Joe Richardson is probably the best bluesman to grace the streets of Austin since Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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Manufacturer: Robert Nix
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ASIN: B000CA7OYI
Release Date: 2005-03-01

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Pieces of String

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ASIN: B000CAED24
Release Date: 2003-06-03

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Manufacturer: NV Music Inc.
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